Which cells of mucous layer of stomach secrete pepsinogen?

Chief cell

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Goblet cell

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Parietal cell

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Oxyntic cell

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Solution

The correct option is A Chief cell
A gastric chief cell (also known as a zymogenic cell or peptic cell) is a cell in the stomach that releases pepsinogen and chymosin.

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